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15 records found for Fran Jeffries
1961-10-04, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Roger Maris
- Kaye Ballard
- Buddy Hackett
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mickey Mantle
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Fran Jeffries
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 10-4-61. Guests: Fran Jeffries, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Buddy Hackett. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#7103: ED SULLIVAN SHOW
Order1962-03-18, WCBS, 00 min.
- Ed Sullivan
- Robert Goulet
- Alan Gale
- Bob Lewis
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Fran Jeffries
- Dick Haymes
- Johnny Hart
- Maria Neglia
- Ricky Layne and Velvel
#4258: RED SKELTON HOUR, THE
Order1967-10-03, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971.#3042: HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE
Order1967-11-28, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."#4120: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
Order1968-01-12, WABC, 52 min.
January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. George Carlin is guest host broadcast from Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
#2313: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE
Order1968-03-17, WCBS, 52 min.
- Ed Sullivan
- Lucille Ball
- Jackie Kahane
- Stiller & Meara
- Sandler and Young
- Fran Jeffries
- The Bee Gees
- The Dubliners
- George Hamilton
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.#4123: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
Order1968-11-01, WABC, 52 min.
January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. Bob Crane guest host, broadcast at the Elgin Air Force Base in Florida.
#1969: DEAN MARTIN SHOW, THE
Order1969-01-02, WNBC, 52 min.
September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974).#7960: DEAN MARTIN SHOW, THE
Order1969-01-02, NBC, 52 min.
September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974). Dupe Of # 1969.
1969-04-25, WCBS, 52 min.
January 29, 1969-June 13, 1972. In 1969 Glen Campbell returned to TV as host of "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"; his regulars included Pat Paulsen, Jack Burns, John Hartford, Jerry Reed and Larry McNeeley.#4825: THIS IS TOM JONES
Order1969-04-25, WABC, 52 min.
February 7, 1969-January 15, 1971. Tom Jones hosted his own musical variety hour, which also featured Big Jim Sullivan and The Ace Trucking Company.1970-12-18, WABC, 52 min.
An hour of Motown music, with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles & guests: the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations and Fran Jeffries.#10049: MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW, THE
Order1975-03-07, SYN, 90 min.
1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.
Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles A tribute to Bob Hope and his many years in show business.#6152: MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW, THE
Order1975-03-14, CBS, 60 min.
1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-hot. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.
Featured are Fran Jeffries, film historians Mert Koplin & Charles Grinker, and Bob Hope.#8732: MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, THE:
Order1976-01-19, SYN, 90 min.
October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated). Guests are Bing Crosby, Kelly Monteith, Fran Jeffries, Rich Little, Bert Convy, and Harry Blackstone Jr.